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Re: Annual request for a small part
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Sun, 12 Apr 2015 16:52:45 -0500
...spring, and time for me to ask my annual question: > >> does anyone have the plastic cover (escutcheon, whatever) for the bolt > hole > >> in the...
Re: torque on coolant sensor in expansion tank
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Sat, 28 Apr 2012 14:19:17 -0700
...coolant seeped up between the steel pin and plastic body to escape through electrical connection. I suppose that could be fixed by some JB...
Re: Start & Go (or no quick escape!)
Historical mailing list
Thu, 7 Nov 1996 09:01:02 -0700 (MST)
I have a 1980 fuel injected Westfalia that does the same thing! Does anyone out there have any ideas on this problem? I would...
Transporters by the Tunnel
Historical mailing list - James Digennaro
Sat, 12 Jul 1997 00:06:03 -0500
...There were a coule of other listmembers there too but their names escape me right now. Ric will be there again this year. (Tom...
Re: Roadkill and more!
Historical mailing list - Todd Hill
Fri, 30 Oct 1998 12:24:46 EST
...So, when you're bearing down on them and they pee their pants they try to escape by jumping. Unfortunately this is detrimental to...
Re: HOE-LEE schmokes~ hohoho, 48megs and a bottle of rum...
Historical mailing list - Bill N
Fri, 1 Nov 2002 21:32:36 -0700
...about making your > VW bus/van/vanagon/eurotrash into a rolling escape hatch. "If I had to haul-ass > I would..." Next thing you...
Re: Meter recommendation
Historical mailing list - Tom Cullen
Tue, 17 Dec 2002 21:51:30 -0800
...The smoke is what makes it work, and once it's escaped you might as well throw it away. -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing...
Re: Coolant Question
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
Tue, 5 Sep 2000 23:56:28 EDT
...This means it has to come all the way out to when refilling the system to let air escape. I understand on later model...
Re: Luggage Rack Cleats
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Thu, 26 Sep 2002 14:47:35 -0600
...No place for dust/grass/pine needles, etc to escape so it collects. Also replaced the scissor device that raises the "moon-light" and...
Re: Fryeday- Whatever happened to these listees?
Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
Sat, 28 Jan 2006 10:20:02 -0600
...I had some others in >> mind but they escape me at the moment... who else is 'missing'? Where >> did they go? Where are they...
Re: Superslabs
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Wed, 26 Jul 2006 13:50:31 -0400
...A little recommendation for you who eschew the blue highways celebrated in W.L.H.Moon's epic tome. ISBN O-8957-318-X...
Re: One more veterans day NVC
Historical mailing list - David Kao
Mon, 12 Nov 2007 17:25:40 -0800
...Inside that boat there is an electrical escalator like those in department stores except it is very narrow. Go see it if you can...
Re: K&N Cone filters Cold Air Intake for vanagon-eliminate factory airbox
Historical mailing list - P.Dooley
Sun, 26 Dec 2004 10:57:45 -0500
...i thought about doing this.. > >from what someone told me, this adapter was also used on all '92-'96 >Ford >Escorts, so i bet...
83 Air Cooled - Production dates.
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Wed, 22 May 2002 08:15:49 -0500
...off the production line, I've found that my Westy Color *Escatorial green* was never offered as a US Import color option. Secondly that...
Re: I want to kill my control arm bushings...
Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
Tue, 29 Jul 2003 12:26:35 -0700
...Disgusted, Steve '86 Westy "Escape Pod"
Re: Need a hubcap, what's the going price?
Historical mailing list - jimt
Tue, 16 Nov 2004 19:37:16 -0700
...tire shop neglected to put on a hubcap properly and it escaped. How much >>> would I pay for a replacement, say, at a wrecking...
Re: dometic thermostat replacement?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 19 Jul 2007 08:17:15 -0400
...means it's not working on high, since the gas inside >escaped? It will only work on low now? Could I tweak it so...
Re: Wart injection. (Anti-shellac fuel additive)/Fri
Historical mailing list - Robert A. Alexander
Fri, 19 Mar 1999 20:32:58 -0500
Joel - What's happened? You got yet another girl friend, now, huh? Face it, you & I would have never escaped from Con Son island...
Re: Smart Car Opinions
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Fri, 4 May 2012 11:03:26 -0700
...who drive a Defender are full backs? folk who drive an Escort are hookers? folk who drive a Jimmy are burglars? it goes on...
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Historical mailing list - Jose R. Moscoso
Wed, 8 Mar 2000 13:59:03 -0800
...Hay varios latinos que son residentes de los Estados Unidos y tenemos a un canadiense que habla y escribe en perfecto espa�ol. Adelante...
Re: backup light switch
Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
Fri, 11 Oct 2002 04:14:40 +0100
...Where the heck > > is the > > switch for the backup lights (86 Syncro) TIA > > > > Roger VanTill > > 89 Westy "The Moose Lounge" > > 86 Syncro > > 92 Escort...
Re: '89 Westy on Ebay
Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
Tue, 7 Jan 2003 20:13:37 -0800
...wrote: > >> Looks nice, but I had to snicker at the "included Escort radar >> detector"...... >> Maybe it's for detecting cops about to bust you...
Re: larger filter for 1982 aircooled
Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
Wed, 19 Nov 2003 10:29:29 -0800
...Steve EJ22 -> '86 Westy "Escape Pod"
Re: haha..making ice in a westy fridge?? haha (wasbarbie ice cube trays)
Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
Thu, 20 May 2004 21:23:57 -0700
...Salute! Steve '86 Westy "Escape Pod" '84 Westy "Yard Furniture"
Re: sliding doorhandle escucheon
Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
Thu, 18 Feb 2010 09:50:45 -0600
I have one that has an orange ring around the perimeter, I believe. It is in the van so can't get to it...
Re: summer trip report, Europe 2017, part 2
Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
Fri, 23 Mar 2018 18:18:07 -0700
...I had a few extra days before I >> needed to be in Barcelona so I decided to escape into the cooler alps a >> ways...
Re: Kickstarter to drive a Westy across China
Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
Thu, 18 Apr 2013 23:16:54 -0400
...http://www.escuelacaracol.org/ This young couple drove through Central America after purchasing one of my customer's 1987 Westies. After seeing the dire...
Re: Frozen Windshield Washer Fluid Tip
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Thu, 25 Nov 2010 21:18:59 -0800
...At that point it could have escaped through the porous plastic reservoir, but say it somehow was proven to be true, wouldn't the...
"Rocket Boxes" Gasoline etc.
Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
Mon, 24 Feb 97 14:31:51 PST
...The hermetic seal provided will guarantee fumes and spilled petrol WON'T escape into the interior of your van. BTW using two rocket boxes...
Re: Speaking of Humorous---
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Fri, 11 Jan 2002 19:34:08 -0600
...FOMOCO has just announced that the Lincoln, Mercury Villager, > and > the Escourt---and there's one more---it's a Merc-- Is as of...
Re: starter woe...
Historical mailing list - Michael Townsend
Thu, 7 Nov 2002 18:40:16 -0500
...The colder it gets, the > > longer it takes to kick it in. > > > > Roger VanTill > > 89 Westy "The Moose Lounge" > > 86 Syncro "HUMMVW" > > 92 Escort...
Re: personal safety while camping
Historical mailing list - John Runberg
Sat, 19 Jun 2004 12:30:13 -0400
...No-one would make it out! - always have an escape plan. - be smart. wandering off alone or spacing out is an invitation to trouble...
Re: gas prices was:Re: Maybe now is the time to fill the tank
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
Sun, 11 Sep 2005 17:27:28 -0700
...know it doesnt seem to >affect everyone..the big gas guzzling Escalade owners are not phased one bit.. > i dont think the current gas...
Winterizing for Bend-over..
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Fri, 19 Sep 2008 07:56:54 -0700
...No, it ain't exactly like Escondido or Temecula, (yet) but it is more like Ramona...fairly moderate climate. Do you wear suspenders and...
Re: Dehydrated Kid, was landscaping with VW's
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Fri, 14 Aug 2009 20:38:43 -0400
...I'm sure it has all the necessary placards like TO ESCAPE FROM INTENSE HEAT INSIDE, OPEN WINDOWS AND/OR DOORS. Which reminds me...
Re: vent'd catalytic ?'s
Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
Tue, 3 Nov 1998 18:43:11 -0800
...combustion is not as complete and unburnt gas and fumes could escape, if the heater was not vented. The unvented cat heaters do not...
Pittsburgh VW show
Historical mailing list - EMZ
Fri, 13 Aug 1999 08:00:12 -0400
...prs@escm.com Club Hotline : (412)-734-5270 or (412) 825-3854 (evenings) Three Rivers Volkswagen Club 409 Avenue D, Forest Hills, PA 15221...
Re: Synthetic Oil
Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
Sun, 31 Mar 2002 12:52:51 -1000
...after all smaller molecules need smaller holes to escape. That said, having converted my dino burning low-mileage (38K) WBX to synthetic when I...
Re: stereo remote turn off (won't)
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Sun, 17 Oct 2004 23:59:44 -0400
...regardless of the position of the other > switch. > > Just a thought.... > > Steve > '86 Westy "Escape Pod" > '73 Beetle "ain't got a name yet" >
Re: Inline 4 - new transmission
Historical mailing list - Benny boy
Fri, 1 Jun 2007 00:19:10 -0400
...Ben On Thu, 31 May 2007 16:39:08 -0400, Miguel Pacheco <escorpion1955@YAHOO.COM> wrote: >Hey, no problem......thought I would chime in...
Re: Westy Fire in Alaska-Propane tanks!
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 6 Jun 2013 12:11:15 -0400
...Nothing to be done except allow it to escape. The > fire department responded, the station was partially shut down etc. > Thankfully everything in the...
Re: Sliding door inner panel removal -- any gotchas?
Historical mailing list - W Monk
Fri, 6 Nov 2009 09:47:47 -0500
...Its a candidate for locktite when re-assembling. > > I think you have also found that the outside "escutcheon" or plastic > ring that goes between...
New Adventure....
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Sat, 29 Oct 2011 07:59:14 -0400
...We will stay in Cozumel with friends from here until late January ~ February then head to Bacalar, Puerto Escondido, up the coast to La...
Re: Fire Suppression Solutions
Historical mailing list - don spence
Wed, 4 Aug 2004 12:50:27 -0600
...engine compartment sufficiently so that even with >> the chemicals that would escape out the bottom under the engine, there >> would be enough going into...
Re: Checked your spare tire recently? Spare Tire Size
Historical mailing list - pat
Sun, 26 Feb 2012 22:18:37 -0500
...Found the right rear tire leaking bad enough to where I could hear the air escaping over the traffic going by. I wouldn't...
Code of conduct
Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Poole
Thu, 11 Jan 2007 09:41:19 -0800
...As vanagon enthusiasts all want to present our best face to the community at large, don't we? I know eschewing these will be...
Re: Are they still making the bus/Vanagon anywhere these days?
Historical mailing list - rpc
Sun, 8 Apr 2007 17:35:13 -0700
...The technology, known as electronic stability control, or ESC, has been called the greatest safety advance since the seat belt..." There ya go. They...
Re: Westy break in, only vehicle registration (Canadian) stolen
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Sat, 23 Apr 2022 13:51:06 -0700
...Vehicle of escape may be caught up in a convoy.... Ten Four Rubber > > Duck --- > > > > An aside > > Where I Live there are very few armed...
Re: BLACKBREARD - the debacle ESCALATES
Historical mailing list - David Kao
Mon, 10 Nov 2008 12:06:50 -0800
...BLACKBREARD - the debacle ESCALATES > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Date: Monday, November 10, 2008, 9:46 AM > I CAN NOT BELIEVE THIS ! ! ! ! > > I contacted...
Rear vent scoops?
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Tue, 6 Jul 2021 16:11:15 -0400
...A scoop on the driver side might be forcing air into the engine compartment that would normally escape. If any scoop advantage maybe just...
Re: [WetWesties] Rear hatch - adding inside release - For a type 2??
Historical mailing list - Rob
Tue, 7 Dec 2010 11:48:21 -0800
...a great >machine, but I've always wondered about a quick escape out the back >in case of fire or ?? >Courtney > > > > > > > On Sun, Dec...
Re: Vanagon on TV
Historical mailing list - Mike
Sat, 24 Apr 1999 17:36:37 -0400
...particular. > > >There was a brief car chase scene where the heroes escaped in a Vanagon. > >There was a scene of them tinkering with the...
Re: RUST HOLE
Historical mailing list - David Bogle
Tue, 28 Sep 1999 15:14:16 -0400
...on > the theory that it's best to park outside (and eschew the heated garage) to > avoid the nightly melting > of the snow/salt...
Re: A/C compressor blabber, LP tank re-inspection
Historical mailing list - Ezra Hall
Wed, 19 Apr 2000 17:42:31 -500
...We go camping to escape technology and I consider camping in the Westy to be luxurious. Guess I need to go camping to remind...
Engine swap step by step.
Historical mailing list - Jim Henry
Thu, 21 Apr 2005 11:24:59 -0400
Replacing exhaust manifold that was improperly replaced by former owner's incompetent mechanic, has escalated to very difficult, if not impossible project and may...
Re: Exhaust system insulation
Historical mailing list - Tom Miller
Fri, 20 May 2005 08:24:48 -0400
...But that heat escaping through the pipes > cooks everything back there, especially in the summer time, and it > seeps into the vehicle interior as...
Re: Frydaye Air Sensors and Other Works of Friction
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Sat, 1 Oct 2005 00:05:39 -0700
...This can be verified repeatedly through > empirical > testing. > > When, for example, the smoke escapes from an electrical component > (i.e., say, > a Lucas voltage...
Re: A Friday topic?
Historical mailing list - David McNeely
Fri, 26 Feb 2021 05:30:50 -0800
...So what fits that bill on your list? > > Given the pandemic-inspired frequent use of the van to escape the house > and living in...
Re: PC Gamesmanship
Historical mailing list
Fri, 24 Nov 1995 23:29:57 -0600
...Ooops, sorry, guess he's not the guy escalating things this time. Umm, here's a concept. Let's all have a good laugh...
Re: Vanagon leaks heat...
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Mon, 10 Jan 2000 22:23:54 -0800
...But, some heat still escapes. It is not a big problem in the winter, but in the summer it can be unbearable in 90...